Pubdate: Sun, 01 Jun 2003
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA)
Page: A2
Section: Newsmakers
Copyright: 2003 Philadelphia Newspapers Inc
Contact:  http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/
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P. DIDDY: DRUG LAW REFORM

Sean "P. Diddy" Combs joined forces with Def Jam cofounder Russell
Simmons and former U.S. Housing Secretary Andrew Cuomo last week to
call for the repeal of New York's strict Rockefeller drug laws.

The Rockefeller laws, passed in the 1970's, can subject first-time
offenders to 15 years to life in prison if convicted of selling as
little as 2 ounces of possessing as little as 4 ounces of a controlled
substance.

There is a broad consensus that the laws are too harsh, but Gov.
George Pataki and the state legislature have been unable to agree on
how to reform or repeal them.
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